Category: Home Landscapes

Horticulture Happy Hour: Ginger in and from the Garden

by Wayne Hobbs
November 25, 2025

If you want a low-maintenance, tropical appearing, and extremely versatile plant for your Florida-Friendly Landscape and herb garden, is there anything better than ginger? This family of plants include everything from turmeric and edible ginger ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Clay County, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Horticulture, Landscaping

One of the most popular houseplants – aloe – easy-going growing!

by Ralph Mitchell
November 25, 2025

It seems that at one time or another every gardener has had an Aloe plant or two - one of the most commonly kept houseplants. Although there are over four-hundred Aloe species, Aloe vera is perhaps the most popular due to its reputed skin-soothing ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Aloe, Aloe Vera, Houseplant

Improve Butterfly Habitat with Trees

by Beth Bolles
November 24, 2025

Many gardeners enjoy plants that attract butterflies and there is no shortage of beautiful flowering plants to supply nectar for all our pollinators. One critical part of making habitat for butterflies that we may need to improve upon is supplying ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Habitat, Native Trees, Trees

Overwintering Spider Egg Sacs

by Beth Bolles
November 24, 2025

During the Fall season, each female garden spider leaves us a wonderful gift in the garden. She will create a very distinctive egg sac that can be hidden in plants or hang in the corner of a porch. The sac is brown and pear shaped, supported ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Tags: Beneficials, Gardens, Spiders

All tied up in a ribbon – a ribbon palm for your landscape

by Ralph Mitchell
November 24, 2025

With all the palms to choose from in our area, selecting one to fit your landscape and our climate can be challenging. I would like to recommend an uncommon palm that I think more people should try – the ribbon palm. Stately, exotic, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Livistona Decipiens, Palm, Ribbon Palm

Adopting AI: What It Means for Florida Horticulture

by Madelyn Greathouse
November 20, 2025

If you are living and breathing in the horticultural industry right now, you are hearing the phrase “artificial intelligence” everywhere. AI can sometimes feel like a nebulous, catch-all term that confuses those who aren't working with it ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension

UF experts share easy, stress-free ways to waste less, save money, enjoy the holidays

by Lourdes Mederos
November 20, 2025

The holidays are all about good food, great gatherings and plenty of gratitude. It can be a time of extended budgets, overflowing trash bins and wasted leftovers. How does one plan with precision to maximize savings, guarantee ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Beneficial Microorganisms, Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Budget, Compost, Cooking Temperature, Decomposition, Egg, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Planning, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Grocery, Holiday Meal, Holiday Savings, Josey Pearce Keener, Leftovers, Meal, Meat, Mica McMillan, Micronutrient, Overcooking, Portions, Poultry, Savubgs, Thawing, UF IFAS Extension Broward, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Undercooking, University Of Florida, USDA

UF/IFAS Growing Market Opportunities for Florida Persimmons

by Eva Sailly
November 19, 2025

As Florida growers look for profitable alternatives that can compete with California and other global markets, persimmons are emerging as a strong option for those seeking reliable yields, consumer appeal, and steadily increasing potential. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Extension, Field Day, Fruit Crops, Horticultural Sciences, NFREC, NFREC Fruit Physiology Lab, Persimmon Field Day, Persimmons, Quincy, Stress Physiology

Feed your bees–and your other pollinators!

by Susan Gildersleeve
November 17, 2025

Bees rule! I feel like I'm continually blogging about bees. Their fascinating lifestyles! Their good work keeping me in snacks! And I'm not alone in my appreciation. It's not just the blogosphere where bees are really hot right now, either. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Bees, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Pollinators

Spotlight: UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County’s Natural Resources Agent

by Lara Milligan
November 17, 2025

Extension was the dream job I never knew existed. It was because of you that my position was ever created. You spoke up and said, “We need to educate on the value and importance of our environment and natural resources”. A sentiment ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Lmilligan, Natural Resources, Pinellas County, Pinellas County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Water Resources

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